Eyeshield attachment for motor vehicles



Feb. 3, 1925. 1,525,044

J. w. PRIMROSE EYESHIE LD ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Jan. 15,24

IN VEN TOR WITNESSES A TTORNE YS Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

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JOHN WILLIAM PRIIVILR'OSE, OF CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI.

EYESI-IIELD "ATTACHMENT 'FOR IMOTOR- VEHICLES.

t -:App1icatron filedzlannary 1-5, 1-1924. Serial #N0.;G86,369.

To all 10 7mm it mug concem Be it known that 1, JOHN AV. lPRIhEROSE,citizen of the fUmtedf States, and :FGSIClGDt of Glarksdale, inithecounty of Goahoniaand State of Mississippi, have inventeducertain newand usefulImprovements in-Eyeshield Attachmentsfor MotorFVehicles, ofwhich the following :is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements \in eyeeshield attachmentsrforimotor =vehicles,

:anchit consistso'f the constructions 'iand 1 arrangements hereindescribed; and-fclai ned.

The present invention 1 contemplates the provision ofwan eve shield:attachment for motor vehicles which 1 in "general falls wiithin thescope of the same ibroadiinvejntion as i that which is disclosedinZLettersEPatentof the United States -.#1-,4l-61;289, granted .to butwhich c enibodies novel features :ofconstruction which 211 6 not.d-isclosed in' the aforesaid Letters Patent.

An object-not the-present :i'n-ventionois gto provide. an attachmentiofrt he character Edescribed which alfordstadilitiesforsupporting aneye shield z-on vmembers of thetop support-ingframe of azanotorvehlcleso-that botllrthe angular relation' of the :eye shield to the:line or vision of the operatoruotthe '11'l0tOl vehicle 1 and :theposition of the i eye shield :in. respect tor-the operator of the 1110-=torveh1cle may be v-aried atnwill-wrthin a considerable range. AEurtherbb ect OiwtlleflnvelltlOn lS to provide an attachmentwofthecharaoter described which is adapted to be: attached to spaced apartsupporting a :members flying in the same or di'flerenthorizontalplanes.

A still' further object of the invention is to provide-anattachmentf-ntl1-0l1lllit0tf described which has means-for holding theeye shield :in adjusted;positionsecurely, :al-' though releasably.

Otherobjects and advantages of the inventi on will :be apparent fron'i.the' following description, considered an -conpinction-wi'th theaccompanying drawings, in which *Figure 1 is ayplan viewshow-ingtheattachment secured to two spaced apart transverse supporting members:poa'tionsoh the latter being broken away,

'Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section substantially alongtheline:22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 1s a transverse vert1cal sect1onsubstantially. along :the linei of-Figure 1. --A:1 .attachnrent embodylllg the present iningzmemben 3;

vention v comprises a substantially U shaped attaching and supportingframe 1 having :the Web portion thereof provided with a .seriesiofspaced apart openings for re'eeiv-- ing screws 2 whereby the -W6l)portion -mav bs-secured to {a fixed supporting member 0, --which inactual 13111013106 -..usually isrone of thetransversebows ofthe frame ofamotor vehicle top. Theopenings through the web portion of the member 1preferably lie in the-plane o-fthe member 1sothat the webzportioamaybeuclamped against-the side of the/ support 3andathe armoi,;the U-shaped member. 1 will extend substantially :at right angles-tovthe support 8.

The; arms of the U-shaped member 1 are designated 4: and each of thesearms has the outer endportion thereof received in aclose vfittingcap 5.The latter has ,a flat axial extension-or h1g6 adapted to be receivedbetween-spaced apart ears 70f abracketfi.

A pivot; inenrber which preferably is a screw 9 -eX-tends: throughaligned openings in 'the ;parts 7.67 wherebythecap and consequently oneof the arms of the LU -shaped inemberunay be connected with one of thebrackets S. Each bracket 8 has an. attaching plarte portion pnovidedwith. openings i'or receiving screws 1 10- .or like 1 :devices tor-secur1ng the bracket to a supporting member such as that lIlGllcitteClitt ll. Itw'ill be obvious :that the v attaching, plate portion or eachbracket may be disposed in planes extendingsatvvarious angles to thelongitu- .=dinal ,aXisiof theiUshaped anember 1 so that ,winged head asshown. -Each ofthe blocks 12 has flat pendant portion 14- proaidedWithia transverseopening, the openingrthrough one ofothe pendantportions beingnon-circular inconfiguration and be- 7 designated15.:while. the transverse opening in the other; pendant .-portion iscircular @in'crosssectional contour and is, indicated A rod 17 "whichextends: transverselyof the tU-shaped member 1, has a non-circular endportion extending through the trans werse opening l5fi-and provided atits ex:-

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tremity with a retaining element 19. The rod 17 extends through theopening 16 and the extending portion thereof is screw threaded forengaging with a clamping nut 20. f

A pair of arms 21 are swingingly supported at their upper ends 011 therod 17. Each of the arms 21 comprises atubular section 22, a cap 23which is secured on the tubular section at the upper end of the latterand has an axial extension or lug 2 1 provided with a trans-verseopening through which the rod 17 extends, and a third section 25 whichslidably interfits the tubular sect-ion 22'and is an extension of one ofa pair of parallel side members 26 of a frame indicated generally 21132?which holds an eye shield 28. The latter preferably consists of a paneof colored glass.

'The section 25 of the arm 21 is provide-d with a series of spaced apartnotches 29, each of which is adapted to be engaged by a set screw 30carried by the tubular section 22 so that the section 25 may be securedto the tubular. section 22 in any one of a plurality of adjustments andthe effective length of the supporting arms 21 therefore may 'be variedwithin a considerable range] A tubular spacer 31 is disposedon the rod17 between the lugs 24 of the twp swinging arms, spring lock washers 32being disposed on the rod 17 between the opposite ends of thespacer 31and the adjacent lugs 24. r

VVhenthe shield 28 lies in a plane extending at a desirable angle to theline of the U-shaped supporting member 1, the clamping nut 20 istightened until the lugs '24 are clamped between the lock washers 32 andthe pendant portions 14 ofthe block 12 and thus are locked tothe rod 17.The engagement of the non-circular portion 18 ofthe rod'17 with thenon-circular trans verse opening through one of the pendant portions 14of course will prevent rotation of the rod'17 in the transverse openingsof the blocks 12.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. In actual practice, thesupporting member 11 is the front transverse member of the supportingframe of the top of amotor vehicle. The blocks 12 may be slid along thearms 4t to any desired position and secured in adjusted position alongthe arms. The nuts 20 may then be loosened and the arms 21 swung untilthe shield 28 occupies a- -desir-' able position, either being in anupwardly nut 20 has been tightened to prevent fur ther swinging movementof the arms 21.

Obviously, my invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other thanthat illustrated in the accompanying drawing and I therefore consider asmy own all 1nodifications and'adaptations of the form of the inventionherein described as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. An attachment ofthe character described comprising a. substantially U-shaped supportingmember having the web portion thereof adapted for attachment to a fixedsupport, caps receiving the end portions of the arms of said U-shapedmember, each cap having an axially extending lug, a bracket for eacharm, each bracket being attachable to a fixed support and having a pairof spaced apart ears between which the lug on one of said caps may bereceived, pivot members connecting the associated lugs and pairs of earstogether, said pivot elements being in axial alignment with each other,a glare shield, and means whereby said glare shield is swinginglysupported on said arms.

2. An attachment of the character described comprising a substantiallyU-shaped supporting member having the web portion thereof adapted forattachmentto a fixed support, caps receiving the end portions of thearms of said U-shaped member, each cap having an axially extending lug,a bracket for each arm, each bracket being attachable to a fixed supportand having apair of spaced apart ears between which the lug on one ofsaid caps may be received, pivot members connecting the associated lugand ears together, a glare shield, means whereby said glare shield isswingingly supported on said arms, and is mounted for bodily movement inthe direction of length of said arms.

'3. In an attachment of the character de scribed, a substantiallyU-shaped supporting frame attaehable to spaced apart supporting membersand having parallel arms, a pair of blocks respectively slidable on saidarms and adapted to be secured in adjusted position along the latter,said blocks having aligned transverse openings, a rod jextend-s ingthrough the transverse openings of the frame and supported in saidopenings of the blocks, said rod being. held against rotation in saidopenings,a pair of swinging arms carried by said rod, and a glare shieldsupported by said swinging armsat the lower end of the latter.

4:. In an attachment of the character described, a substantiallyU-shaped support ing frame attachable to spaced apart supporting membersand having parallel arms, a pair of blocks respectively slidable on saidarms and adapted to be secured in adjusted position along the latter,said blocks having aligned transverse openings, a rod extending throughthe transverse openings of the frame and supported in said openings ofthe blocks, said rod being held against rotation in said openings, apair of swinging arms carried by said rod, a glare shield supported bysaid swinging arms at the lower end of the latter, and clamping means onsaid rod for locking said swinging arms to said rod, said swinging armsbeing adjustable as to length.

5. In an attachment of the character described, a supporting framehaving parallel arms, a pair of blocks respectively slidable on saidarms and adapted to be secured in adjusted position along the latter,said bloc-ks having aligned transverse openings, a rod extending betweensaid blocks and supported in said openings of the blocks, a pair ofswinging arms carried by said rods, and a glare shield supported by saidswinging arms at the lower ends of the latter.

JOHN WILLIAM PRIMROSE.

